Tour de Romandie 2021 *spoliers*

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  • red.rider
    red.rider Posts: 1,215
    Patrick Bevin is a non-starter today. Clearly cursed by my PTP selection
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The forecast rubbish weather has arrived to make today’s stage even more dull.
    Tomorrow’s stage has already been altered in an attempt to avoid the forecast snow.
    2 hours earlier for start and tv coverage confirmed by RTS 2
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    This chase is savage, took over a minute back in a few kms!
  • thejimmymethod
    thejimmymethod Posts: 458
    Big chute for Kung on the wet descent, clipped a white line. Seems OK though relatively
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,320
    White lines, don't do it! 😉
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Ouch - Kung touches the white line and down.

    And gets back on his bike...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Big off and slide that, all that hard work in the break for that. Back up though and sometimes the slippery surface is a blessing once you already hit the deck.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,332
    Considering how he was launched into the air by that grass bank he hit, it's surprising how well he's apparently bounced back up. Don't think the air bags provided any assistance, but if he'd been a foot to the left he'd have been very thankful for them.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Pross said:

    Big off and slide that, all that hard work in the break for that. Back up though and sometimes the slippery surface is a blessing once you already hit the deck.

    I think he'll have been grateful for the foam around the lamp post.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Dennis has been down and is riding half naked.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Dennis has crashed too
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Horrible conditions to try to race in.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Soler and Izagirre have flown
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Soler takes the lead!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Soler takes it and possibly the overall. Magnus Cort leads the 'peloton' with Sagan third. Dennis rolls in with the second group losing around 1'25"
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Virtually impossible to tell the Ineos and UAE riders apart in their wet weather kit especially through a rain covered camera lens. I dread to think how CK would have coped.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I assume from the various comments by Hatch and Smith that tomorrows stage (or finish at least) is under threat from the weather? I can't see Soler holding on with 14 seconds in the final TT.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Hopefully tomorrow won’t get screwed by the weather then we’ll see how good Soler is a week out from the Giro.
    Not convinced as yet
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I was thinking the quality of the field was better than some on here were saying. However, when the front group only had 20 people but that included Magnus Cort, Sagan and Colbrelli it suggests there's not much real GT / climbing talent there.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Webcam at tomorrow's finish: http://www.4vallees.ch/fr/webcams/webcam-thyon-2000.htm
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Seems odd that both Sagan and Colbrelli had teammates in the group and yet they didn't close Soler down to go for the stage.
  • jimmyjams
    jimmyjams Posts: 781
    Pross said:

    Horrible conditions to try to race in.

    Only one DNF, not bad considering the miserable weather (although how many DNSs will there be tomorrow?)
    Froome 19 mins back.
  • jimmyjams
    jimmyjams Posts: 781
    Pross said:

    I was thinking the quality of the field was better than some on here were saying. However, when the front group only had 20 people but that included Magnus Cort, Sagan and Colbrelli it suggests there's not much real GT / climbing talent there.

    It was their (the 3 names you state) last chance for a stage win, which would explain their presence – not too hilly a stage compared to yesterday and tomorrow, while all three are riders who can sprint and also cope with moderate climbs.

    I'd agree the GC field is better than some have remarked but also say that most are using the race mainly as a warm-up, not something to compete hard for.
  • jimmyjams
    jimmyjams Posts: 781
    andyp said:

    Seems odd that both Sagan and Colbrelli had teammates in the group and yet they didn't close Soler down to go for the stage.

    Colbrelli had Caruso (but who'd done his bit for Colbrelli yesterday and wouldn't want to take risks on today's slick roads before the Giro, being one of the few here to be going to the Giro) while Sagan had Keldermann (but who might be saving himself for the last two stages).

    I think there were 3 other teams with 2-3 riders in the front bunch, to which one could make the same argument, especially to Ineos (since up to now they appeared to want to keep the leader jersey), and DSM (to make Hirschi GC leader). But maybe Thomas and Porte are thinking the same as Keldermann, while Hirschi is thinking just of tomorrow (maybe why he didn't look his spritely-self today).

    Re Hirschi and DSM, DSM still occupy all top three places in the young rider category (took over the top three places after stage 1). That strikes me as unusual. And Van Wilder seems a prospect.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    Hirschi is at UAE now.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    What's happening with tomorrow's stage?
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    2 hours earlier - start at 10:35 local time.

    https://www.tourderomandie.ch/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Communique_TdR_horaire_avance.pdf
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    I doubt Eurosport will shift schedule ?
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,143
    Schedule now showing live from 1pm to 2:30 on eurosport 2, 12:30 to 14:50 on the player. Fair play.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    kingstongraham said:

    Schedule now showing live from 1pm to 2:30 on eurosport 2, 12:30 to 14:50 on the player. Fair play.

    Squeeze a ride in
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